Dembele capped off a truly brilliant 2024/25 season by adding The Best FIFA Men’s Player award to the collection of Ballon d’Or trophies he won earlier this year, cementing his status as the world’s top footballer. The French striker was the driving force behind treble Paris Saint-Germain’s historic continental campaign, as the club secured the Ligue 1 title, Coupe de France and their first UEFA Champions League trophy.
Besides treblehe also helped his team win the Trophee des Champions and the Super Cup, completing an unprecedented haul of five trophies in one calendar year across the 2024/25 season and the start of the 2025/26 season.
Dembele’s incredible form, which includes 35 goals and 16 assist in all competitions, seeing him beat Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal for both top individual honors. Although the talented and only 18 year old Yamal is also having a phenomenal year — winning treble domestically with Barcelona and Euro 2024 with Spain, as well as securing the Kopa Trophy for best young player — Dembele’s leadership in delivering PSG’s first Champions League title proved decisive in the voting. His rise, from injury-prone talent to global superstar, made his triumphs a popular and compelling story.
